Dec. 31, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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dark. I weighed them, and they averaged 50 

 pounds, none less than 44 pounds. The S- 

 frame hives weigh 20 pounds, leaving 24 

 pounds for the bees and honey. I weighed a 

 good many of them Nov. 1, and then again 

 Dec. 8, and found that they had consumed 

 and lost from 4 to 5',_, pounds per colony, the 

 heaviest loss seeming to be in those that had 

 weighed the heaviest, some as much as IVA 

 pounds. I raised the covers and put a double 

 thickness of muslin over the frames, and then 

 put on the cover again. 



George H. Wells. 

 Johnson Co., Mo., Dec. 13. 



Did Better Than the Average. 



I have been a subscriber to the American 

 Bee Journal only one year, but I have never 

 wanted 'my money refunded, as I consider 

 that I have learned more than a dollar's 

 worth from its pages. But being "only a 

 renter,'' my bees seem to have hardly a fair 

 chance, as I have to move them around so 

 much. I commenced three years ago with 5 

 colonies, and did not know the difference be- 

 tween a queen-bee and a horse-fly, but I think 

 with the aid of the "Old Reliable," etc., I 

 will be able to produce enough honey for 

 home use. 



Last spring I had 10 colonies, increased to 16, 

 and took off about 600 pounds of comb honey, 

 mostly white clover. I had some customers 

 who said that my honey was the best they 

 ever ate. I have the long-tongue Italians, and 

 I know that they stored a better average than 

 any bees in my locality this year, and I com- 

 pared with some "old hands at the business," 

 too. Ltman North. 



Page Co., Iowa, Dec. 11. 



Report of the Minnesota State Con- 

 vention. 



The Minnesota State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion met Dec. 3 and 3 at Minneapolis. 



The meeting was interesting and successful 

 from a social point of view, and instructive 

 scientifically. Papers were read by Fres. 

 Wm. Russell, Mrs. H. G. Acklin, Prof. F. L. 

 Washburn, State Entomologist; Walter An- 

 sell, S. Lindersmith, N. P. Aspinwall, Mrs. 

 W. S. Wingate, G. R. Frye, Dr. E. K. Jaques, 

 Wm. Cairncross, and George A. Ferguson. 



The work of the Association, through spe- 

 cial committees for the year, has been in the 

 direction of displacing adulterated honey 

 from the market, and a constant pressure is 

 made on the State Dairy and Food Commis- 

 sion to this end. Samples have been collected 

 and sent to the Commission for examination, 

 and they have sent warnings to grocers, and 

 sales of adulterated goods stopped. The 

 hardest thing in this line we have to contend 

 with is the man without a name or a place of 

 business, who goes from house to house and 

 makes his sales. 



Another direction in which the Association 

 has made advance is in the facilities for ex- 

 hibiting honey and the bee-keeping industry 

 at our State Fair. We have made a gain from 

 year to year in this exhibit until it is one of 

 the finest at the fair. 



There was much interest developed at the 

 meeting in regard to co-operation in the bee- 

 keeping industry. Two papers were read, 

 and a committee appointed, of which Walter 

 R. Ansell was made chairman, to further the 

 interests of bee-keepers in this direction. Any 

 one interested in this matter is invited to 

 communicate with the chairman of this com- 

 mittee. 



The oflicers elected for the coming year are : 

 President, E. K. Jaques; 1st Vice-President, 

 S. La Mont : "id Vice-President, Walter R. An- 

 sell ; 3d Vice-President, John Doll ; Secretary, 

 Mrs. W. S. Wingate, of Richfield; Treasurer, 

 L. D. Leonard; Executive Committee, Wm. 

 Kussell and Wm. MacCuen. 



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